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6 Jan 16
Nigeria should build resilience and bolster its public financial management as global financial conditions challenge its economy, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director has said.
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6 Jan 16
A free online course developed by the UK’s University of London aims to broaden knowledge about the effective management of public finances
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18 Dec 15
The African Development Bank will loan Egypt $500m to support a programme of fiscal reforms in the country, as well as steps to improve the energy sector and business environment.
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14 Dec 15
Public finance reforms in Madagascar are to receive a $55m helping hand from the World Bank.
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11 Dec 15
European countries may not have taken advantage of opportunities to improve their tax and benefit systems that arose from the financial crisis, a UK think-tank has said.
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11 Dec 15
The African Development Bank has approved $18.34m in grants to support public financial management reforms in Chad.
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10 Dec 15
All-of-Government procurement contracts will save New Zealand an estimated NZ$699m, almost NZ$300m more than previously forecast, Steven Joyce, the country’s minister for economic development,...
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8 Dec 15
China has made good progress in implementing accrual accounting, but big challenges remain.
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3 Dec 15
Colombia is to implement a programme to strengthen its fiscal controls after agreeing a $30m support package from the Inter-American Development Bank.
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30 Nov 15
The United Nation’s International Labour Organisation has called for collective bargaining, consensus and social dialogue in rebuilding the Greek labour market.
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27 Nov 15
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a suite of corporate tax reforms that will ensure multinational companies pay taxes where profits are made and increase transparency.
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26 Nov 15
Israel has joined 90 other countries in signing up to the OECD’s instrument to combat offshore tax avoidance and increase transparency in tax matters.
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26 Nov 15
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is to become a key stakeholder in Greece’s four main banks with a total investment of €250m.
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25 Nov 15
Eight out of ten Europeans think there should be a legal clampdown on tax havens, a pan-European poll commissioned by 24 NGOs has found.
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23 Nov 15
Mongolia’s growing corruption problem needs to be a priority for its government, the OECD has urged.
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23 Nov 15
The African Development Bank has approved a $56.2m loan to support public financial management and private sector competitiveness in Ghana.
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20 Nov 15
Ukraine is to receive four years' worth of support, totalling $17.5bn, from the International Monetary Fund as its economy continues to struggle with the weight of conflict.
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20 Nov 15
The ongoing war in Yemen has brought its education and health systems to the brink of collapse, a senior United Nations official has warned.
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20 Nov 15
Poor budgeting could push Malawi’s economic growth rate down, a report by the World Bank has warned.
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19 Nov 15
The International Monetary Fund will disburse $42.1m to help Madagascar balance its books and reduce poverty, its executive board has announced.
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18 Nov 15
The Greek government and its European creditors reached a tentative compromise on Tuesday, paving the way for the release of $12bn in financial aid after a long stand off.
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17 Nov 15
New Zealand’s Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) has listed its first multi-billion dollar local government bond, boosting the country’s debt market by 41%.
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16 Nov 15
In the wake of the Paris attacks, the European Council and Parliament have reached an early deal on the EU's 2016 Budget, giving extra funding for the refugee crisis and more investment in growth and...
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12 Nov 15
A greater focus on the social as well as the economic impacts of infrastructure investments may be needed, Liberia’s minister of public works has said.
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11 Nov 15
Public sector corruption is of mounting concern to citizens around the world. What can individuals and institutions to do address it?